Combined rail chair, fastener, and tie.



W. H. YERKE-S. COMBINED RAIL CHAIR FASTENER AND 'HE. APPLICATION HLED APR. 24. 1916.

;1;213,326. Patented Jan. 23, 19 17.

INVENTOR COMBINED RAIL CHAIR, FASTENER, AND TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

Application filed April 24, 1916. Serial No. 93,102.

'1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \Vnninn Il. Ynnnns, a citizen of the United States. residing at Pittsburgh. in the county of Allegheny and State of lemisylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Conn bined Rail (.hairs, Fasteners, and 'lies. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined rail chair, fastene and tie, more particularly an in'iln'ovement upon Letters Patent granted to me May 11th, 1909, No; 921,575, and besi les possessing the objects and advantages set forth in the Letters Patent referred to its'further aim is to provide a combined rail chair, fastener and tie including means to prevent looseness of the track railswhcn fastened or connected and the said means further con'ipensales for any wear or irregularity in the track rails when coupled together, and the said means further provides a rail chair or connection without the employment of nuts and bolts. at the same time providing for the contraction and expansion of the track rails due to climatic iutluences.

A further object of the. invention is to provide a combined rail chair. fastener and tie having means associated therewith for connecting the rail chairs together to provide a solid metal base for the track rails so as to strengthen a light rail to carry a heavy load and to further st rengthen curves down grade.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a combined rail chair. fastener and tie including a fastener of cam like construction which is shifted to fastening position to provide a perfect solid metal fastener for securing the rail within the chair and which prevents lateral as well as vertical move.- ment of the rail. The 'l'aslener whether used to connect the abutting cnds ot' a pair of rails or to attach the rail with each tie do s awa v with the employment of bolts. nuts and spikes in la ving a rail.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rail chair including a side wall which provides an ovcr-licad grip by which.

in connection with the fastener. the ends of the trackrails are held level and the weight is thrown on the advanced rail in advance of the wheel passing from the deliverv end I of one rail to the receiving end of the adthe rail from the delivery end of the rail, hence both ends will have the same life and obtain a saving with respect to the entire rail bed of a track. It is the lighter weight which is thrown on the base of the rail chair and the side Walls, which provides the over-hanging grip, throwing the weight on the advance rail and also draws the weight to the center, thus tightening the Whole force of the grip against the bed and the head of the rail, hence the rail is supported and held in place automatically.

Fm-ther'objects of the invention are to provide a combined rail chair, fastener and tie which is comparatively simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, etlic'ient and convenient in its use, readily set. up. and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

'ith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel con-- struction. combination and arrangement of parts. as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to he understood that changes. variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:-'Figure 1 a top plan view illustrating a combined rail chair. fastener and tie in accordancewith this invention and showing the adaptation thereof of a pair of track rails. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the rail fasteners. Fig. "t-is a perspective view of one of the fish plates.

illustrating the Fig. 5 is a sectional \iew modihcd form of rail chair en'iploved in connection with the coupling of the rail chairs: together to provide a solid metal base for the track rails. Figs. 3 and 7 are news illustrating the modified form of rail chair in connection with the coupling plate. Referring to the drawings in detail 1 and denote a pair of track railsand ea h ofwhich includes a head web t and base The track rails] and 2 oppose each other and supporting the bases 5 of said track rails is a rail chair comprising a base plate 7 and a pair of vertically disposed side walls 8, 9, against which are positioned the longitudinal edges of the bases 5. The side 7 ed upon the bases of the track rails 1, 2,

Walls 8, 9, project above the bases 5 and each of which has its inner face, near the top thereof, formed with a semi-cylindrical groove 10 providing an inwardly arranged over-hanging hook 11.

Associated with the rail chair and mountone at each side of said rails, is a pair of fish plates or splice bars, and eachof said fish plates consists of a vertically disposed member 12 and a horizontally disposed member 13, the latter extending at right angles with respect to the base of the former and having its upper face formed with a pair of spaced shoulders 14-, 15, upon the longitudinal marginal portion thereof. The vertical member 12 has its outer face, centrally of the top thereof, formed with an.

as at 19, 20, so the said inner faces will be spaced from the webs 4.

When the fish plates are mounted in the position-shown in Fig. 2, the openings 17 aline with the openings 18 and extending through the alining openings are cylindrical bars 21 which do not project beyond the outer faces of the members 12 of the fish plates.

For maintaining the fish plates or splice bars in position, fastener elements are employechand each element consists of an angle-shaped member 22, having the horizontal arm 23 thereof of less width than the vertical arm 2% thereof. The horizontal arm 23 terminates in a projection 25 which is crescent-shaped in cross-section and which is adapted to be seated in the groove 10 and over-lapped by a hook 11. The top edge of the arm 24 has a lug 26 at one side of the center thereof.

When the fastener elements are mounted in position they are so arranged against the fish plates that the arms'24 will be seated against the fish plates below the lugs 16 and the arms will be positioned upon the members 13 of the fish plates between the shoulders 14, 15, and these latter will prevent longitudinal shifting of the element. The cams 25, when the fastener elements are arranged in the manner as stated, extend in the grooves 10 and are overlapped by the hooks 11, this arrangement prevent; ing any vertical movement of the (211118.

interposed between the top edges of the arms 24.01 the fastener elements and the The member 12 has a.

similar in form to the rail chair shown in Fig. 2 with this exception, that each end of the rail chair has depending therefrom. a channel-shaped member 32, which provides a groove 33. The members 32are' employed in connection with flanged cou-' pling plates 34 for connecting the rail chairs together to form a solid base for the bases of the track rails.

The reference character 35 denotes one end of a tie (the other end not shown) which is formed integral with the base plate of the rail chair and includes angularly disposed webs 36 which are formed integral with the base plate of the rail chair. The webs 36 do not extend through the edges of the chair, so that when the form of chair illustrated in Fig. 5 is employed, the webs 36 constitute a support for the members 32.

The arms 24 of the fastener elements maintain the cylindrical rods 21 in position.

The rail chair however may not beformed integral with the tie body, but may be provided with any suitable means to enable it to be clamped to a wooden tie.

What I claim is:

1. A combined rail chair, fastener and tie comprising a chair base plate supporting the base of a track rail, opposed walls projecting upwardly from the plate and having over-hanging hooks, fish plates arranged between said walls and adapted to be mounted upon the base of the track rails at opposite sides thereof, fastener elements mounted against said fish plates and having crescent-shape projections seated in said walls and further over-lapped by said hooks whereby the fish plates are maintained in position to hold down the rail, and said fish plates having means engaging the ends of said fastener elements to prevent longitudinal shifting thereof, lugs carried by the fish plates and over-hanging said fastener elements, and wedges interposed between said lugs and said fastener elements.

2. In combination a rail chair for supporting the base of a track rail. fish plates positioned within the chair and adapted to be mounted upon the base of the track rail, fastener elements positioned againstthe fish plates and extending into the sides of the chair, and means carried by the fish plates and engaging the ends of the fastener elements to prevent longitudinal movement of said elements, lugs carried by the fish plates and over-hanging said fastener elements, and Wedges interposedrbetween the lugs and fastener elements.

- 3. A combined rail chair and fastener comprising a chair plate for supporting the,

base of the track rails, vertically disposed opposed walls projecting upwardly from said plate and having their inner faces at their upper portions cutaway to provide over-hanging hooks, angle shaped fish plates adapted to be mounted upon the base of the tr'ac r rail at opposite sides thereof and having the bases thereof positioned against the plane portions of the inner faces of said walls, fastener elements mounted upon said fish plates and having crescent-shaped projections seated in said faces and over-lapped by said hooks whereby the sh plates are maintained in position to hol down the rail, and said fish plates having their bases provided with means-near each end engaging the ends of said projectionsto prevent longitudinal shifting of the fastener elements.

fl. A rail chair comprising a base plate connected with a tie, means mounted within the chair for fastening a track rail therein,

a channel-shaped member depending from each end of said plate, and means mounted in said members for coupling said chair to a pair of opposed chairs and providing a support for the base of a track rail.

5. In combination a rail chair for supporting the base of a track rail, fish plates positioned within the chair and adapted to be mounted upon the base of the track rail, fastener elements positioned against the fish plates and extending in the sides of the chair, and means carried by the fish plates and engaging the ends of the fastener elements to prevent longitudinal movement of said elements, lugs carried by the fish plates and over-hanging said fastener elements, and wedges interposed between the lugs and fastener elements, and means engaging the top edge of said fastener elements to arrest vertical movement, thereof.

6.'A rail chair comprising a base plate connected with a tie, a channel-shap d member depending from each end of said plate, and meansmounted in said members for coupling the base plate to the base plates .of a pair of opposing chairs to provide a support for the base of a track rail between the ties. y

'In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.-

WILMER H. YERKES.

Witnesses:

LUELLA H. SIMON, B. E. JENKINS. 

